In memoriam: Dino De Laurentiis

One of the great science fiction/horror movie producers has moved on beyond this mortal coil. Dino De Laurentiis, the Oscar-winner who produced such cheesy fun sf gems as Barbarella, Dune and Flash Gordon, has died at 91.

You can read the Associated Press report here. What you won’t find there is a list of other great, geek-friendly flicks De Laurentiis had a hand in producing, according to IMDb. We’re talking treasures like King Kong (the 1976 version), Orca, Conan the Barbarian (uncredited) and Conan the Destroyer, plus Stephen King adaptations like Maximum Overdrive and Silver Bullet. And let’s not forget the great Army of Darkness.

Funny related memory: I’ll always cherish that King Kong movie poster puzzle my dad and I worked on, then glued together to make a puzzle poster. Good times.

Godspeed, Dino. And thanks.

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